Changing Lives Through the Law

The City Bar Justice Center's projects are focused in three areas: Economic Justice, Immigrant Justice, and Access to Justice Innovations. The projects, complemented by a high-volume, free legal hotline and a pro bono program development clearinghouse, address the unmet need for civil legal services in New York City.  Our model is efficient and effective: each project is developed and overseen by an experienced legal expert, coordinated by a dedicated staff member, and delivered through pro bono volunteer lawyers and community outreach.

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News & Events

March 4: New Report on The Deferred Associate Law Extern Support Project  

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Joint Statement Opposing the Department of Homeland Security's Plans
to Close the Varick Federal Detention Center
From the City Bar Justice Center, The Legal Aid Society and the American Immigration Lawyers Association's New York Chapter (PDF) 

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A Message from Executive Director Lynn Kelly - Fall/Winter 2009

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The City Bar Justice Center launches the first annual Jeremy G. Epstein Award for Pro Bono Service and honors ten volunteer lawyers at an awards luncheon.  Winners are pictured below.  For more photos, visit our Events Page. To donate to the Jeremy G. Epstein Fund, click here.

First row: Scott Smedley, Jason M. Sobel, Jesenia Ruiz de la Torre, Netanella Zahavi
Second row: City Bar Justice Center Chair Austin T. Fragomen, Jr., William Bagliebter, Alena Brenner, Casey Laffey, Christopher J. Moore, Edwart Martin Reisner, Sehar Siddiqi, New York City Bar President Pat Hynes

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Leaders for Justice: New York City Bar Presidents on Pro Bono and Access to Justice (PDF)
New York City Bar President Patricia M. Hynes recently asked her predecessors to join her in sharing their thoughts on providing access to justice for all. The result is this essay collection.

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City Bar Justice Center releases report: "NYC Know Your Rights Project: An Innovative Pro Bono Response to the Lack of Counsel for Indigent Immigrant Detainees"

Read the New York Times front-page article. 

Read the El Diario La Prensa editorial inspired by the project. (English) (Spanish)

Listen to Justice Center Executive Director Lynn Kelly's interview on NPR's LatinoUSA.

Read the press release.

Related news: New York Times, "Immigration Detention System Lapses Detailed" (12/2/09)

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New York City Bar & City Bar Justice Center Launch Deferred Associate Law Extern Support Project







 

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